(A) Upon the filing of a complaint charging violation of any ordinance, the Judge, unless he, she, or they determines to issue a warrant of arrest, or unless the defendant previously has been issued a citation or has been arrested and has given bond for appearance, he, she, or they shall issue a summons, naming the person charged, specifying his, her, or their address of place of residence, if known, stating the offense with which he, she, or they is charged and giving him, her, or them notice to answer the charge in the Court on a certain day as specified after the summons is served upon him, and including such other pertinent information as may be necessary.
(B) The summons shall be served by delivering a copy to the defendant personally. If he, she, or they fails to appear and to answer the summons within the prescribed period, a warrant shall be issued for his, her, or their arrest, as provided by this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 6-122)